Centenarians develop diseases more slowly
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Reaching the age of 100 does not necessarily mean a life fraught with illness. A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that centenarians not only live longer, they also stay healthier than other older people, with fewer diseases that develop more slowly.
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Original Title: Centenarians develop diseases more slowly than those who die earlier, with their disease burden leveling off around age 90. They often have diseases confined to a single organ system and significantly fewer concurrent conditions